by Yolaine Bodin | 11 Nov 2017 | Quotes
Valery Larbaud was a French writer and translator from the early 20th Century who was a great traveller and spoke English, German, Spanish and Italian. His contributions as a translator and proofreader promoted and popularised the works of great authors such as...
by Yolaine Bodin | 4 Nov 2017 | French Language
Last week, I was writing a sentence on a whiteboard during a French language class. It was an example that included the word “censé”. The question immediately arose: “Oh, really, is it with a c? I thought it was spelt with an s!” Ah, but...
by Yolaine Bodin | 27 Oct 2017 | English Language
What is the difference between “Where were you?” and “Where have you been?” Although both questions may seem to mean exactly the same, the difference in meaning is actually implied by the choice of tense. Where were you is the question to ask if you want to...
by Yolaine Bodin | 14 Oct 2017 | English-French Vocabulary
Autumn in British English or fall in American English is the season where days are starting to get shorter and temperatures cooler. It is also the time of the year where we like to spend a little more time indoors and can cook all these delicious autumn...
by Yolaine Bodin | 7 Oct 2017 | French Language
Avoir l’air is a common phrase in French that means to seem, to appear, to look or sound. It is often followed by an adjective. Thus, to say “he looks surprised”, you can say il a l’air surpris. So far so good! But what happens if the subject is the...